Hi jason J-very pereceptive-you're right-and very wrong!
I love Classical Music, but I have no talent or skill.
But you were right on the recording aspect-my son is a budding rock god (ahem), and we got into MD to record his music for demos and archives. (Talk about polar ends of the audio spectrum indeed-I'm a Puccini man.)
I love hi-fi, and SACD has proven worth the investment. But I love to hear my kid's (he's 21 today) lo-fi grunge banging out of my speakers.
I hope he'll become the next Neil Young, so he can keep me in amps and diapers when I'm an old man!
Thanks for the astute comment-happy listening.
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walk away mcky